Where does “головни́й” come from?

головни́й (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic golvьnъ, from Proto-Slavic golva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.

головни́й (Ukrainian): head of or relating to heads

Definitions

  1. head of or relating to heads

Ancestry of “головни́й”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgolvьnъmain, principal
2Proto-Slavicgolvahead; murder, killed person
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgalˀwā́ˀhead
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head

Words derived from “головни́й”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic galˀwā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic golva →